Rapid 7500 136 Installation, operation & service manual - page 62
7500-S
ERIES
I
NSTALLATION
, O
PERATION
AND
S
ERVICE
M
ANUAL
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13.1 Switchin
g
Between Fuels
There are t
w
o methods of s
w
itching
b
et
w
een nat
u
ral
gas/LPG and oil. The first method is the semi-
a
u
tomatic changeo
v
er (standard eq
u
ipment offering)
and the second is f
u
lly a
u
tomatic changeo
v
er
(optional eq
u
ipment offering).
13.2 Semi-Automatic Chan
g
e Over
In this standard method, a f
u
el transfer s
w
itch
(located on the
bu
rner)
w
ill energize the appropriate
manifold and ignition systems. Beca
u
se proper oil
flo
w
to the p
u
mp can not
b
e g
u
aranteed, the p
u
mp
m
u
st either
b
e man
u
ally connected in the
bu
rner
(
w
hen s
w
itching from gas to oil) or disconnected
(
w
hen s
w
itching from oil to gas). Fail
u
re to do this
can res
u
lt in p
u
mp fail
u
re. To connect/disconnect the
p
u
mp, the connection co
u
pling is located inside of
the
bu
rner and connects the inp
u
t shaft of the p
u
mp
to the o
u
tp
u
t shaft of the
bu
rner
b
lo
w
er motor.
To disa
b
le the oil p
u
mp, access the co
u
pling thro
u
gh
the access panel of the
bu
rner. Using a 1/8" Allen
w
rench, loosen the scre
w
s (located one at each end)
holding the co
u
pling to the shafts. Slide the co
u
pling
to
w
ards the p
u
mp,
w
hich remo
v
es it from the
b
lo
w
er
shaft. Retighten the scre
w
holding it to the p
u
mp
shaft. Re
v
erse the proced
u
re to reconnect the p
u
mp.
FIGURE 36: Burner Oil Pump Shaft Couplin
g
Location
NOTE:
Components ha
v
e
b
een remo
v
ed for clarity.